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ESTABLISHED 1887.
GEORGIANS
TO BANKERS
Col, Jordon of Columbus
Speaks at Detroit,,
OF THE DAY
' national Banks of Less Than $50,000
Capital Would Be Beneficial,
EE ADVOCATES SMALLER BANKS
They Would Give Us More
Money and Credit.
THE SOUTH BEHIND IN PER CAPITA
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■Of Money—Laws of Justice Should Settle
the Currency Question and the Bonth
Will Be on the Road to Rlehee.
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Detroit, Aug. 19. Hard, driving
■work characterized the last session of
•the convention of the American Bank
ers’ association. Promptly at 9 o’clock
< the gathering was called to order and
( the reading of papers left over from the
previous day taken. One of the feat
urea of the day was the speech of
Gnnby Jordan. He has away of go
ing to the bottom of things that invests
-anything he may say with more than
passing interest.
Discussing the question, whether na
tional banks of leas than 150,000 would
be beneficial to the country, which he
answered affirmatively, he said in part:
“Things financial are sadly out of
joint If slight amendments to exist
ing laws will hqlp to right wrong, in
heaven’s name let us urge them. If we
are to continue the unscientific basis of
bonds for note issues, let the banks is
sue par on the bonds. If the people
actually need banks, let them demand
a reduction in the tax rate on the note
, issuing feature and allow a healthy ex
pansion from the 9255,155,465 outstand
ing July 3b while with only 1,940 banks
in 1872, there was of national bank
notes 9336,000,000. Then with 9*25,000
as minimum of capital, there would be
inducement enough to plant a national
bank wherever one is needed and out
side capital would greatly aid in this
work.
“In the May number of Money you
will find, among other striking facts,
that the southern states, with over 20,-
000,000 of people, have only an average
credit pbwer of 919.15 per capita, while
the New England group has 9287.58 per
capita. New England, with about 5,-
000,000 population, has greater banking
power than the central states, with
nearly 25,000,000 {people Comparing
states with approximate population, we
see Massachusetts with 9341.44 per cap
ita, with Georgia with $lO 09 per cap
ita, Rhode Island with 9371.62 per cap
ita, with Florida with 916 62 per capita,
while Arkansas, with its untold agri
cultural possibilities, has only |4 86 per
capita in banking credit power to de
velop it; while the general average of
the whole Union is about 19 times as
great—993.69.”
“That the needs of this country re
quire small banks is indisputably proven
by the statistics of their organization.
Since January, 1893, 245 banks have
been organized. Os these 80 per oent
<193) have 9100,000 and under; of these
193, 77 per cent (149) have the mini
mum capital allowed by law, namely.
950,000.
• Tne horoscope of the heavens, from
the dome to the horizon, all prophesy
prosperity. Give all these benignant
omens but an opportunity aud greater
glory is ours. The pessimist alone,
Othello like, is without an occupation.
Nevertheless let our laws of justice set
tle this currency question and the south
at last will be on its road to riches.”
Hendrix of Now York President.
Detroit, Aug. 19.—Joseph 0. Hen
drix of New York was elected president
• ot the American Bankers’ association
by acclamation.
Sterow and I'yphua Fever.
Berlin, Aug. 19.—The greater part
cf Sileoia has been visited by severe
•terms and several persons have been
killed by lightning. Typhus fever is
rampant at Rogan in consequence of
the water used for drinking, it having
become infected by the refuse accumu
lated by the floods.
Barnum Going to London.
London, Aug. 19.—Barnum's circus
is looking for a place to exhibit here.
Great preparations are being made to
get the Olympia and inaugurate a new
kind of circus in Loudon, but the prop
erty is in litigation and another loca
. tiou may have to be sought.
THE ROHE TRIBUNE.
REWARD IS OFFERED
Sensational Developements Are
Expected Ont of This.
Governor Atkinson Offers a Large
Reward For Capture of Men
Who Lynched Williams.
Atlnnta, Aug. 19.—Governor Atkin*
son today offered 9500 ’ reward for the
arrest and delivery, to the Spalding coun
ty authorities, of the first two men, who
were in the mob that lynched Oscar
Williams at Griffin some time ago.
For the arrest and delivery of each
subsequent man, a reward of 9100 is
offered.
For the arrest and delivery of any
person shielding or concealing any man
who was in the mob, a reward of 9250 is
offered.
The result of this offer is watched
with a great deal of interest, as it is
thought that several arrests will be
made in the near future.
MARENZA DAVI.S.
Is the Slayer of F. B. Harrold 'the Macon
Man.
Macon, Aug. 16.—Marenza Davie, a
negro who works at Schofiel’ds foun
dry, was arrested last night on suspi
cion of being implicated in tbe shoot
ing of F. B. Harrold at the house of
Annie Rigsby on Tuesday night.
Detective Patterson made the ar
rest Dav|s was not informed of the
real charge against him.
Davis was positively identified in
the recorder’s court today as’tbe man
who shot Harrold. John Allen, who
was in the bouse with the woman and
Harrold, was able to identify Davis.
Tbe coroner’s inquest is now going
on and willjnot reach* a verdict until
tljis afternoon. It is almost certain
now that a verdict of murder will be
brought in against Davis.
A negro woman will testify that she
heard Davis say as he passed her
house, after the shots were fired:
“G— — d her, I’ve killed her
now. I’vd had trouble enough with
her.”
This geos to show that the shot was
Intended for the woman and not for
Harrold, who would not have been
killed if he ha* not masqueraded in
the woman’s clothing.
UNIFORMITY OPPOSED.
Tha School Book Commission Made a Report
Yesterday.
Atlanta, Aug. 19.—The school book
commission made a report today opposing
uniformity of school books in Georgia.
This was a great surprise to many deal
ers in Atlanta and other cities, who ex*
pected quite a different decision.
TO SAVE THE CUBAN GIRL.
Mrs. Julia Ward Howe and Mrs. Jefferson
Davis Make Appeals For Her.
New York, Aug. 19.—Mrs. Julia
Ward Howe has appealed to tbe pope in
a letter asking him to interfere to save
Evangelina Cisneros, the Cuban girl
who is about to be transported to the
Spanish dungeons of Ceuta.
Mrs. Jefferson Davis has written a
letter to the queen of Spain, making a
similar request.
rOR VIOLATING SABBATH.
Superintendent of Georgia Railroad In
dicted For Bren kins State Law.
Atlanta, Aug. 19.—W. a Brand,
superintendent of the Georgia railroad,
has been indicted by the grand jury of
DeKalb county for violation of the state
law in the running of freight trains on
Sunday. The offenses are alleged to
have been committed on Feb. 1, 14 and
21, this year.
The attorneys for the county are now
in correspondence with the officials of
the road with a view to agreeing on a
date for trying the case.
Romantic' Kunaway 'Marring*.
Pulaski, Tenn., Aug. 19.-Todd Grow
and Miss Effie Morrow, who is a sister
of Circuit Olerk Morrow, defied parental
authority and slipped away to the
Gretna Green of this section and were
quietly married, while Miss Morrow’s
parents were wondering what had be
come of her. The groom is a boy barely
16 and the bride is a very pretty girl of
18 years The parents of Miss Morrow
are deeply grieved.
Burglary and Murder.
Hagerstown, Md., Aug. 19.—Burg
lars got into the bouse of Vernon Derr,
chloroformed Mrs. Derr and stole
money, silverware and other valuables
They then poured coal oil in a dozen
places in the house, set fire to it and
left the unconscious woman to her fate.
Neighbor* who saw the fire rescued
Mrs. Derr, who had to jump from the
«-'coud story window to save her Ufa.
ROME, GA., FJKIDAY. AUGUST 20, 1897.
TIS MIXED
DECIDEDLY
Status of tbe Coal Min
ers Strike Yesterday
THE SCALE OF WAGES
At Pittsburg May Be Agreed Upon in a
Day or Two.
MINERS KOT ALLOWED TO MARCH
Farmers Are In Sympathy With
the Striking Miners.
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PINKERTON’S AN! GATLING GUNS
It Is Rumored That Home Operators Intend
to Employ Them in Resuming Work
to Resist tbe Strikers.
Wheeling. Aug. 19.—The strike situ
ation is decidedly mixed in West Vir
ginia. The news that the Pittsburg
operators have decided to resume at all
hazards and the report that President
Dolan and representatives of tee opera
tors have asked Ratohford to oome to
Pittsburg with a view of settling the
strike had a depressing effect upon West
Virginia miners. The hope has been
held out to them that when a settle
ment came to them they would be con
sulted and a scale of wages that wou.d
help them would be enforced. But if
Pittsburg is to make the settlement all
hope of thia iaiost.
MINERS -CANNOT MARCH.
Farmer. Sympathise With the Strikers
and Will Make Speeches.
Pittsbubg, Aug. 19.—The campers at
' Plum Creek marched at 5 o’clock a. m..
according to their announcement, but
they were stopped by the deputy sheriffs
who turned them back to their camps,
where the sheriff has concluded they
can remain as long as they ire orderly.
The deputies took a high hand in the
affair and none of the strikers were
allowed to ba on the road, even though
they were in pairs and 100 yards apart.
The strikers did not stop to argue the
matter but obeyed the officers of the law
without.a murmur. *
It is reported that 200 farmers from
Plum Creek and Wilkinson township
will make a sympathetic demonstra
tion. They will form at New Texas
and march down the Siltsburg pike to
the strikers’ camp at Plum Creek and
Turtle Creek. A number of wagons
containing food and provisions will ac
company the/n on the march and
speeches will be made by the leading
farmers. The arrangements for the
march were completed last week aud
everything is in readiness for the farm
ers to go ahead.
Piukertons and Gatling Ctans.
Columbus, 0., Aug. 19.—A rumor
that certain Pittsburg operators have
made the statement that they intend to
resume even if Gatling guns have to be
used and Pinkerton men employed is
characterized by President Ratchford as
a “bluff.” He says: "There is but one
interpretation of this statement—name
ly that the operators prefer to shed
blood rather than negotiate a peaceful
settlement. They cannot build stock
ades high enough or strong enough in
the Pittsburg district to hold nonunion
workmen, and every effort in that di
rection will be a failure.
Another Strike Threatened.
Reynoldsville, Pa.. Aug. 19. At a
meeting of about 1,000 miners aud la
borers of Big Soldier, Sprague, Hamil
ton and Poole mines, near here, it was
decided to demand an advance in wages
from 25 to 82 cents per ton for machine
mining aud from 80 to 40 cents per ton
for pick mimug; other wages in propor
tion and satisfaction in regard to check
weightnan’s pay., A committee was
appointed to call on General Manager
Robinson aud present the demands
STRIKERS IN~ TENNESSEE.
Au Karly 'Settlement nt »lff«reacea In
Jellico .Mfiuert Expected,
Knoxville, Aug. 19. Russell A.
Clapp, president cf the Southern Jellico
Coal company, has returned from Jel
lico, where for the past week a confer
ence between committees appointed to
represent 2,000 miners and the opera
tors has been in session in an endeavor
to adjust the wage scale for the miners
in the district. In Mr. Clapp’s opinion
a settlement will be reached the first of
the coming week so tuat work can be
resumed by Septal.
NATIONAL LEAGUE.
Boston Cained on Baltimore
Yesterday..
The Latter Loses to Cleveland and
Thereby Gives Bo.ston a Good
Lead—Other Gaines.
Wasjiingpon, Aug. 19 Boston today
won from Pittsburg, which places her
far ahead of Baltimore who lost to Cleve
land. Cincinnati wins from Phila
delphia by one point. All the teams
played today.
The scores were as follows:
Pittsburg 1, Boston 16.
St, Louis 5, Brooklyn 13.
Cincinnati 4, Philadelphia 3.
Cleveland 3, Baltimore 0.
Louisville 0, New York 1.
Chicago 10, Washington 4.
A GEORGIA FIREMAN HURT.
Cummingi of Atlanta Badly Cut at
Chiefs* Convention.
New Haven, Aug. 19.—The greater
part of the third day of the annual con
vention of the International Association
of Fire Chiefs was given over to recrea
tion., Early in the day there were tests
of the various new appliances for fight
ing fires. The apparatus which at
tracted the most attention wee a ’ new
underground hydrant with three no*-
zles. Another was a new device for
standing a ladder at any angle desired.
The local committee greatly deplores
a recent acoideut to Assistant Chief
Cummings of Atlanta,. Ge,, who was
assaulted aud badly cut by William
Barrett, a Western Union Telegraph
company lineman. Cummingk misto k
Barrett for a brother chief and elappud
him on the shoulder. Barrett resented
tbe familiarity and pummelled the fire
fighter. He was arrested and held on
the charge of assault.
THE BLgdZdck COMMITTEE.
Report H». Been Completed Mid Will
Make One Hundred Page. typewritten.
Atlanta. Aug.l9.—The Blalock com
mithrc has decided to hold aloof from
ftotFand figures for three weeks. It
has adjourned until the second week in
September.
The report has been finished with the
exception of some minor additions.
Shortly after noon the committeemen
decided that they had talked enough
statistics into their stenographer to last
the legislature the entire session, and
then some one made a motion to ad
journ. This was seconded and the com
mittee thereupon adjourned.
The report of the committe is a very
bulky aud lengthy affair. Stenographer
Revill has already written about 80
large pages of typewritten matter and
has not transcribed the notes he has
taken since last Friday. In all there
will be nearly 100 pages of closely writ
ten copy. __ __
THIS ONE LEGALCY HANGED.
T*he First Lawful Hxeoutloa For Attempted
Rape In Tenneeeee.
Memphis, Aug. 19. Harvey Deberry,
a negro, has been hanged in tbe jail yard
of the Shelby county jail The drop
was sprung at 10:31 aud Deberry was
pronounced dead in 12 minutes. De
berry protested his innocence while on
the gallows.
Only eight persons witnessed the exe
cution. Three of these were newspaper
men and the remainder officials and
physicians Deberry paid the penalty
of the law for an attempted rape on the
person of little 7-year-old Leonora
Eigemann, on Oct. 8, 1896. Deberry
was sentenced to be hanged July 20,
but Governor Taylor, reprieved him for
85 days.
This is the first legal hanging for at
tempted rape that has ever taken place
in Tennessee.
Road Will Got a Lift.
Montgomery, Ala., Aug. 19.—1 t is
believed that Governor Johnston will
turn over to the commissioner’s court of
Pickens county the notes payable to the
state by the Montgomery, Tuscaloosa
and Memphis Railway company and se
cured by J. W. Woolfolk. W. E. Wool
folk and G. Peterson. The Oarrollton
Short Line will thus get 910,000, and
this can be made available.
Hats Off In Theaters.
Atlanta, Aug. 19.—The city, has
passed an ordinance requiring ladies to
remove their hats in theaters. It has
been put into operation at the Columbia
to the apparent satisfaction of all con
cerned; not a hat or bonnet being visi
ble ip the large audience.
Fuller Bound Over.
Atlanta. Aug. !».—W. B. Fuller,
the mau who so cruelly deserted his
child and left it in the woods to die, has
been given a preliminary trial in Judge
Bloodworth’s court and bound over for
abandonment The bond required of
him was $75& ,
Death Claimed tbe Fugitive.
Monticello, Ga, Aug. 19.—A. H.
Phillips, the slayer of Walter Roby,
was found in the woods in a dying con
dition by hi£ sou. He died before any
medical assistance could be obtained
aud was buried by the Masonic fra
ternity. The religious services were
Conducted. bv Rev. J. O. A Grogao. |
MANY YOUNG
CHRISTIANS
—
Gathering ,of the Presby
terian Societies.
LARGE ATTENDANCE
Early Morning Prayer Meeting on the
Capitol Grounds,
INTERESTING REPORTS ARE READ
Annual Report of the Secretary
Shows 35,000 Members.
IN ADDITION TO THE 10,000 JUNIORS
Total Contributions Amounted to *33,000—A
Plan to Unite With the Young People
of the Reformed Chureh.
t
Immanapoua Aug. 19. An early
morning prayermeeting on the capital
grounds opened the day’s proceedings of
the Young Peoples’ Christian Union of
the United Presbyterian church. The
weather was clear and cool and the at
tendance large. The subject, "Conse
cration.” was presented by the Rev. J.
|D Rankin. D. D., of Denver. At 9:80
a. m. the first session of the day was be
gun at Tomlinson halt After devo
tional exercises, the Rev. John A. Duff,
general secretary, read his report
Secretary’s Report.
There are now 65 presbyteries, 895
ministers, 930 congregations and 123,-
541 members. The contributions last
year amounted to 91.3iH.263. In 1889
few congregations had any young peo
ple’s organisations. Since then there
has been a steady growth, until now
the congregation in the church has a
young people’s society, the total mem
; bership being a little over 35,000, aud,
in addition, there is an army of juniors
, K’,ooo strong. Most encouraging reports
’ have been received from nearly all the
5B conventions held daring the year.
There are 624 societies, of which 488
are Christian union and 186 Christian
Endeavor, with a membership of 27,808,
against 24,297 the previous year. Tbe
contributions were 9-15,206.
Co-Operetlen With Reformed Chtareh.
The committee opened negotiations
with tbe young people of the Associated
Reform church, soliciting their co-ope
ration in the annual convention and a
close affiiiatiot with the result that a
synodical delegate and a large number
of the young people were present. It is
expected that the executive committee
'of tbe Reformed church will report to
’ their synod in October a plan of co-ope
: ration, which will, if approved, perma
nently unite the youug people of the
two churches in their organized work.
The young people of both the old aud
the, new school Reformed Presbyterian
church were invited to attend and the
latte, accepted.
Tbe committee stated that their work
in this direction may eventually bring
about the union of all Psalm' singiug
denpminatioi.is in America.
' Next edme the report of‘the junior
, work and award of the junior banner
|to the Presbytery reporting the largest
increase in membership of junior socie
ties. This banner has been held for
the past year by the Allegheny Presby
tery. These reports were made:
I Annual report of treasurer, W. J.
Stewart; report of committee on nomi
nations.
1 The treasurer’s report was as follows:
| Omaha convention fund—Receipts,
91,556.00; disbursements, 91,069.64; bal
ance on hand from Omaha convention,
■ 9486.J6. Indianapolis convention fund
|—Receipts, f 1,077.50; disbursements,
|6lB 46; balance on hand, Aug. 18,1897,
$859.04. Mission fund—Contributions
received from 188 societies and 164 indi
viduals and forwarded to the boards of
the church, 98,717.07.
The treasurer reported that dinoe the
above figures were compiled about 9300
had been received, making the total re
ceipts about 94,000.
* After the installation of the new
officers a short song service was had,
after which came the reception of J. 8.
Moffatt of Chester, S. 0., chairman of
the executive committee aud synodical
delegate Associate Reformed Presby
terian church.
| The morning session was concluded
Iby the Rev. W. T. Meloy, D. D., of
i Chicago, who spoke on “The Ministry
! of SvmnAthv. ”
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Test of Gnus Mntlsfnctory.
Charleston, Aug. 19.—Four of the
12- inch mortars in the new mortar bat
tery on Sullivan’s island were fired with
service charges to test the accuracy and
stability of their mounting. The guns
I were fired one at a time and finally in a
| volley, The Jest was successful.
Talk to Your Trade. .'
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largest circulation of any
newspaper in North Geor/
gia, It reaches-your trade
daily,
PRICE FIVE CENTS
COUDERT IS YERY ILL
Millon Regarded With Crave
Appreheasion by Friends.
Nervous Prostration Is What He Is
Suffering From—He Is Removed
to His Cottage at Bar Harbor.
New York, Aug. 19 The World
says Frederick R Ooudert. the famous
authority on international law, lies dan
gerously ill from nervous prostration at
his cottage in Bar Harbor, to which he
was removed a little more than a week
ago. He is now continuously confined
to his bed.
Mr. Ooudert’s illness dates back to
about four weeks ago, when he collapsed
while seated in his office and was re
moved to his country home in Metu
chen, N. J. His illness was coincident
with the death of his brother, Charles
Ooudert.
Mr. Ooudert rallied sufficiently to be
able to attend the funeral of his
brother. This was the last appearance
in public and from that time until now
he has been almost continuously ill.
Ha rallied once or twice sufficiently to
take short drives, but the temporary
improvement was followed by a severe
relapse. The removal to Bar Harbor
failed to bring tbe improvement that
was expected. Mr. Ooudert’s closest
friends now view his condition with ap
prehension.
RESCUED FROV KIDNAPERS.
A Flv»-Year-O<t Boy te Naw York Re
leased For H.-J’’ Ransom.
Albany, Aug. 19. Five-year-old John
Conway, who has been at the mercy of
kidnapers since Monday morning, was
returned to his parents shortly after 9
o’clock through tbe efforts of private
detectives and reporters in the employ
M The Argus.
The child was abducted by his uncle,
Joseph Hardy, and H. 0. Blake. Hardy
has been placed under arrest, but Blake
has escaped from his captors and is be
ing pursued by a squad of police. Blake
was found and taken to the Argus office
with Hardy at 4a. tn. He was accused
of the kidnaping and at first denied all
knowledge of it.
When threats failed he was offered a
ransom and finally it was made so large
that he confessed the kidnapping and
piloted a party of Argus men some 5
miles out in the country, where he left
them, and in a short time returned
with the boy in his arms. He was given
a stuffed pocketbook for his ransom and
an effort was made to arrest him. When
he saw that he had been trapped he
pulled a revolver, fired four shots and
broke away from his captors, who did
not pursue him, but drove immediately
to the city with the boy.
ARMOR PLATE TOO HIGH.
Can Be Furnished at a Trifle Compared
to Present Figure*.
Reading, Pa., Aug. 19.—J. H. Car
penter, founder of the Carpenter Steel
works of this city, of which he was
formerly general manager, has prepared,
a statement showing that steel armor
plate can be furnished to the govern
ment at'9lso a ton. allowing 950 a ton for
profit aud contingencies. Mr. Carpen -
ter is a well known steel expert aud .n
--ventor and was formerly in the United
States navy.
The Carpenter Steel works, from
which Mr. Carpenter has retired, have
up to this time furnished the govern
ment with 91,000,000 worth of projec
tiles, and a 9500,000 order is now being
filled. His price is so far below the
government limit of 9300 a ton that the
Bethlehem and Carnegie companies say
they caunot meet it with their Harvey
ized nickel steel plates.
Mr. Carpenter claims that by the
pneumatic process steel can be made
aud cast in a quarter of the time nbw
required. Experts in steel and manu
facturers seem satisfied with the value
of the process and his ability to perform
his promises.
A Child Tortured.
Nobfolk, Va., Aug. 19.—A case of
fiendish cruelty to a child is vouched
for by a prominent citizen of East Nor
folk, who will report- the same to the
authorities, and pending the arrest of
the perpetrators of the inhuman crime
their names are withheld by him. In
a respectable residence just beyond the
city limits, Effie Mabley, a little white
girl about 9 years old, was found man
acled aud chained down to the floor.
Her wrists and ankles were terribly lac
erated by the iron fetters. The case is
the most brutal ever known here, and
great indignation is expressed.
Pr&ddont Hart Ha«4<aA
Atlanta, Aug. 19.—Joel Hurt, who
organised and has sinoe been at the
head of the Consolidated Street Rail
way company, which owns the bulk ot
the surface lines in this city, has re
signed the presidency of the company.
His designation has been accepted. Mr.
Hurt’s retirement is purely voluntai -.
It is not known who will be his suc
cessor. ,
Army Worms Dttroor Cotton.
SEI.M4, Ala., Aug. 19. The army, or
cotton worms, have put in an appear
ance in several localities in this terri
tory, and it is feared will seriously
damage ths crop. The present damp
weather is favorable to their propaga
tion, and if it continues they will gain
great headway within > very few days.